All 340 wild pandas in quake area unharmed

CHENGDU - A head count completed two weeks after a magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck Southwest China has confirmed that all 340 wild giant pandas in the quake zone are unharmed.

Future of Qinghai: Shades of green

XINING - Northwest China's Qinghai province could become the first region in China to run entirely on clean energy, according to experts.

Robots to perform a key role on Mars

Robots will play an important role in supporting astronauts living on Mars and exploring the red planet, a senior space scientist said.

Distracted driving is major accident cause

Distracted driving, including using a cellphone behind the wheel, is the major cause of car accidents in Zhejiang province, according to the Zhejiang Public Security Department's traffic control bureau.

Boys from fight club in Chengdu are sent home

Government authorities in the Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture in Sichuan province are bringing 19 children back to their home counties from a fight club in Chengdu.

Chinese scientists supercharge virus to kill cancer cells

Chinese scientists have found a compound that appears to enhance the ability of a virus to target and kill liver cancer cells while sparing healthy cells. The discovery offers new hope for treating the world's second-most common form of cancer, according to a study published on Wednesday.

Guidelines aim for safer wildlife parks

Wildlife parks should have roads that allow visitors to drive their own vehicles and avoid contact with wild animals, according to a series of draft guidelines to protect tourists in Beijing's wildlife parks.

Yangtze River high-speed rail research underway

Research is underway on the construction of a new high-speed railway along the Yangtze River, which will shorten travel time between Shanghai and Chengdu from 13 hours to 7 hours.

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Waste recyclers get new scrutiny

China will review companies that recycle imported solid waste. It's one of several measures designed to reduce pollution generated by the processing of such waste, the top environmental authority said on Tuesday.

Phone booths to be reborn as libraries

More than 260 public phone booths - which have become obsolete in the age of mobile devices - will be turned into mini-libraries in Shanghai's downtown Xuhui district, according to the district's cultural bureau.

Most Chinese support green consumption, report finds

More than 70 percent of Chinese consumers understand the idea of sustainable consumption, according to a report released by the China Chain Store and Franchise Association.